Landlords could face extra costs of up to £188m over the next ten years if laws requiring them to check tenants’ immigration status come into force. According to the government’s impact assessment, the cost...

Mortgage advisers report a growing number of new landlords applying for mortgages for buy-to-let investments. In a poll by specialist buy-to-let lender Paragon, advisers said 27% of cases involved first-time landlords against 22% in...

Vidhya Alakeson is Deputy Chief Executive of the Resolution Foundation. The private rented sector is fast becoming the only housing option for low to middle income families. Even with Help to Buy, home ownership is...

Plans include forcing letting agents to join a redress scheme allowing complaints about poor service or hidden fees to be independently examined. The government is preparing to announce rules to better regulate the private...

The beginning of autumn brings with it the migration of 2.5m students to higher education institutions across the UK. As the new academic year starts to unfold, landlords might find it worthwhile to do...

Plans to introduce a Tenants’ Charter, to improve standards in the rental sector and encourage longer fixed-term tenancies for families, could be counter-productive for the market, warned rental servicers Landlord Assist. It believes the...